State Sen. Paula Dockery's decision to challenge Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination may upset the party's elders, but the competition will be good for the Republican rank and file. ...more

November 4, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has received a lot of grief from the conservative wing of the Republican Party for endorsing the economic stimulus program put forward by the Obama administration. So Crist is anxious to show that the stimulus program he has embraced is paying dividends. The numbers, however, tell an unconvincing tale. ...more

November 4, 2009

Republican Sen. Paula Dockery said this morning she will file papers today to run for governor. ...more

November 3, 2009

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a U.S. House seat in New York on Saturday. ...more

November 2, 2009

In what looks like a victory for the same conservative forces backing Marco Rubio in Florida, the Republican Party nominee dropped out of a special election to fill a vacant House seat in New York on Saturday. ...more

November 1, 2009

and leaving money on the table - by balking at the new deal Gov. Charlie Crist reached with the Seminole Tribe of Florida to legalize increased gambling at seven casinos, including Tampa's Hard Rock. ...more

November 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - In the ebb and flow of politics, few qualities approach inevitability for power and influence. Whether wielded on behalf of a cause or a candidate, inevitability is the mother of all pre-emptive strikes. ...more

November 1, 2009

Customers of Progress Energy Florida received some welcomed news earlier this week when the Florida Public Service Commission decided to delay voting on whether to approve the electric company's proposed rate hike. ...more

October 31, 2009

The news this week might have electrified many Pasco customers of Progress Energy Florida - a possible rate increase has been postponed by at least a few months. ...more

October 31, 2009

Last month Gov. Charlie Crist declared September Adult and Family Literacy Month. Last week was designated National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week by the U.S. House of Representatives. ...more

October 30, 2009